Super Bowl can’t undo AFN’s commercial ban

[unhappycamper]

Super Bowl can’t undo AFN’s commercial ban
By Seth Robbins, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Sunday, February 1, 2009

All day, TV viewers shuttle past them, flip through them, dash to the kitchen to grab a snack during them. Some even use the precious seconds, which advertisers pay dearly for, to relieve themselves.

But military men and women know a longing that people back home couldn’t fathom.

"I actually miss commercials," said Army Spc. Tony Wright, stationed in Baumholder, Germany.

No day bears that out more than the day of the Super Bowl, when commercials take center stage and are talked about as much, sometimes more, than the game in between.

"It’s hard over here to watch the game," Wright said. "You want to see the best parts, and commercials are a part of that."


Rest of article at: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=60396

[rurallib]

1. funny thing about those commercials. They will be on again

and on and on and on and on and on and on .............

[Angleae]

2. Problem is they're usually chopped down versions.

Shortened to save money.